Arrest made in fatal Amsterdam shooting

Police in Amsterdam arrested a 29-year-old man from the Dutch capital in connection with the fatal shooting of Omar Essalih in May. Essalih, also 29, was found dead at the corner of Panamalaan and Borneolaan in Amsterdam Oost during the early morning hours of May 3, while a BMW with German license plates burned up in an arson less than a block away. The suspect was brought in on Thursday and was placed in restrictive custody where he was only allowed to communicate with his attorney. He was scheduled for a remand hearing on Friday.Submitted by Zack Newmark on Saturday, 29 August 2020 - 08:45 https://nltimes.nl/2020/08/29/arrest-made-fatal-amsterdam-shooting